Lola Kenya Screen announces films for festival 2009 August 10-15

BY OGOVA ONDEGO. NAIROBI, KENYA (CINEMA MINIMA) — On June 16 — the Day of the African Child — the Lola Kenya Screen announced the lineup for its fourth annual showcase of films for children and youth. The film festival — billed as an audiovisual media initiative for children and youth — will run 2009 August 10–15 at the Goethe-Institut in Nairobi.

315 films in 33 languages from 50 nations were received.

To give better visibility to the films which have been selected, screenings have been organized into nine categories. For competition categories, Lola Kenya Screen showcases the best recent — up to 32 months — international films for children and youth.

For 2009, a new category — 14 Plus — has been introduced into competition. Previously, only films for 6–13-year-olds had competed for the Lola Kenya Screen Golden Mboni Award for the best children’s film.

4th Golden Mboni Award Competition

• IO PARLO|I’LL TELL ON YOU!, Marco Gianfreda, Italy, 2009
• THE MAGIC STAMP, Tomoko Oguchi, USA, 2009
• FOR A FISTFUL OF SNOW, Julien Ezri,Switzerland, 2009
• POLO, Claver Yameogo, Burkina Faso, 2009
• AAN MARD|THAT MAN, Behrooz Ghobadi, Iran, 2008
• DELROY KINCAID, Powys Dewhurst, Canada, 2008
• FREDERIKKE, Heidi Maria Faisst, Denmark, 2008
• HAMMERHEAD, Sam Donovan, UK, 2008
• IZULU LAMI|MY SECRET SKY, Madoda Ncayiyana, South Africa, 2008
• KUR PALUDIS ELVIS|FINDING ELVIS, Una Celma, Latvia, 2008
• MAN HAM HASTAM|I EXIST, Afshin Khaledi, Iran, 2008
• MUSEN|THE MOUSE, Pil Maria Gunnarsson, Denmark, 2008
• EL REGALA DE LA PACHAMAMA|PACHAMAMA, Toshifumi Matsushita, USA, 2008
• PAMELA, James Kanja, Kenya, 2008
• SMALL BOY, Michelle Bello, Nigeria, 2008
• THE HAPPY DUCKLING, Gili Dolev, Israel|Scotland, 2008
• UNA VIDA MEJOR|A BETTER LIFE, Luis Fernandez Reneo, Spain, 2008
• CUENTO DE LA C|THE C STORY, Carlos Navarro, Spain, 2008
• BESTIARIO, Sergio Vega Borrego, Spain, 2008
• GHOLAKI KE PEIDA KARDAM|THE PIGGY BANK THAT I FOUND, Arsham Naghshbandi, Iran, 2008
• SOTTO IL MIO GIARDINO|UNDER MY GARDEN, Andrea Lodovichetti, Italy, 2007

14 Plus Competition

• HOUNA & MANNY, Jared Katsiane, USA, 2009
• A BEAUTIFUL TRAGEDY|BALLERINA: A BEAUTIFUL TRAGEDY, David Kinsella, Norway, 2008
• UGUGU NO ANDILE|GUGU AND ANDILE, Minky Schlesinger, South Africa, 2008
• FROM A WHISPER, Wanuri Kahiu, Kenya, 2008
• ZIMBABWE, Darrell James Roodt, South Africa|Zimbabwe, 2008
• A CRACK IN THE WALL, Philippe Talavera, Namibia, 2008
• DEAR MOM, Hsiao Yang-Lun, Taiwan, 2008
• BABALWA’S STORY, Charlene Houston, South Africa, 2008
• CUANDOS CAEN LOS IDOLOS| WHEN THE IDOLS FALL, Tomas Silberman, Spain, 2008
• LA TUERCA|THE NUT, Azul Melissa Martinez, Spain, 2008
• I HEARD YOU LOOKING, Hsiao Yang-Lun, Taiwan, 2007

Films by Students

• PUMS, Federico Martin, Germany, 2009
• THE POTTERY’S TALE, Maryam Bayani, Iran, 2008
• ELEPHANTS, Sally Pearce, UK, 2008
• 4 KILOMETRES, Miri Shapiro, Israel, 2008
• PER SECOND KILLER, Ejim Fortune Kezi, Nigeria, 2008
• EYES ON THE PRIZE, Omar Robert Hamilton, UK, 2008
• ZA HORYZONT|BEYOND THE HORIZON, Kuba Czekaj, Poland, 2007

Films by Youth

• TALISMAN, Runcie Chidebe, Nigeria, 2009
• THE AMERICAN DREAM, Yonnie Andal, Kenya, 2009
• KHOKO’S STORY, Akhona Mangwane, Sibabalwe Nxadi & Khuthala Xhaka, South Africa, 2008
• THOUGHTS IN A HIJAB, Clione Byrne, Eimanne El Zein & Sahar Shakeri, USA, 2008
• YOUNG LOVE?, Azariah Simon,Indigo Sanders, Austin Harris, April Monetbon, Douglas Moffat Jr and Everett Anderson, USA, 2008
• DEFINITION, Cole Dillingham, Mauricette Lekea and Kennedy Zuniga, USA, 2008

Eastern Africa Prism

• THE DANCE FOR WIVES, Paul Ekuru, Kenya, 2008
• UNSEEN, Unsung: Unforgotten, Mona Ombogo-Scott and Risper Njoki, Kenya, 2008
• SAVE A CHILD, Gilbert Lukalia, Kenya, 2008
• TRANSFORMING TOMORROW: GENDER FILM, Daniel Prior, Kenya|Rwanda
• TRANSFORMING TOMORROW: MAIN FILM, Daniel Prior, Kenya|Rwanda, 2008
• TRANSFORMING TOMORROW: SPORTS FILM, Daniel Prior, Kenya|Rwanda, 2008
• BATTLE OF THE SOULS, Matt Bish, Uganda, 2007

World Panorama

• MARAFIKI, Carrie Matiku and Laurence Dworkin, South Africa, 2008
• THE J.H. GUNN PROJECT, Shequeta Smith, USA, 2008
• WHO ARE YOU WEARIN’?, Powys Dewhurst, Canada, 2008
• MANUAL PRACTICO DEL AMIGO IMAGINARIO (ABREVIADO)|IMAGINARY FRIEND PRACTICAL MANUAL(ABREVIATED), Ciro Altabas, Spain, 2008
• IN OUR SHOES, Human Rights Media Centre Collective, South Africa, 2008
• PET SHOP, Michael Gabriel Zenelis, Greece, 2008
• DASTI MOTEVALED MISHAVAD|A HAND HAS BEEN BORN, Bijan Zaman Pira, Iran, 2008
• KHANEYE RO’YAEIE|DREAM HOUSE, Ahoora Zaman Pira, Iran, 2008
• LILLI, Filippo Ticozzi, Italy, 2008
• SARBAZ O JADDEH|THE SOLDIER AND THE ROAD, Nahid Ghobadi, Iran, 2008
• SARBAZI KE SHEKAST|BROKEN SOLDIER, Batin Ghobadi, Iran, 2008
• PUERTAS|DOORS, Roberto Goni, Spain, 2008
• A FRIEND, Brittanie Marques, USA, 2008
• AAB O AAYENEH|WATER & MIRROR, Bijan Zaman Pira, Iran, 2008
• GIRLHOOD, Miki Redelinghuys, South Africa, 2008
• 68 DEGREES & CLEAR, Dawn Westlake, USA, 2007
• RELEVE, Sebastain Natto, Basfrom Caspar & Denis Truembach, Germany, 2007

Special Focus

• First Light Movies, UK, English
• The Best of Kids For Kids Festival 2008, Canada (48 films)
• UNICEF-Fundacion Kine, Argentina (48 films)
• THE DAY AFTER PEACE, Jeremy Gilley, UK, 2008

Television Series

• MELODY MAKERS (EPISODE 4), F Simiyu Barasa, Kenya, 2009
• KNOW ZONE, Victor Gatonye, Kenya, 2008
• Fantasy, THE BEAR: THE BROKEN SEAL, Panea Czarsry & Robert Turlo, Poland, 2006
• Fantasy, THE BEAR: THE LUNARLAND, Andrzej Kukula & Robert Turlo, Poland, 2006

3rd Kids For Kids Africa

• The Kids For Kids Africa line up will be announced 2009 June 30.

[Source: Lola Kenya Screen] [Source: ArtMatters]

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